2 Maccabees 3:15

15 And the priests prostrated them- selves before the altar in their priests' vestments, and called upon him from heaven, who made the law concerning things given to be kept, that he would preserve them safe, for them that had deposited them.

2 Maccabees 3:15 In-Context

13 But he, by reason of the orders he had received from the king, said that by :all means the money must be carried to the king.
14 So on the day he had appointed, Heliodorus entered in to order this mat- tar. But there was no small terror throughout the whole city.
15 And the priests prostrated them- selves before the altar in their priests' vestments, and called upon him from heaven, who made the law concerning things given to be kept, that he would preserve them safe, for them that had deposited them.
16 Now whosoever saw the countenance of the high priest, was wounded in heart: for his face, and the changing of his colour declared the inward sorrow of his mind.
17 For the man was so compassed with sadness and horror of the body, that it was manifest to them that beheld him, what sorrow he had in his heart.
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